Marvin Laird, the award-winning Broadway and film composer who also conducted concerts for big stars like Diana Ross and Bernadette Peters, died Monday in Connecticut from natural causes. He was 85.

Marvin Eugene Laird was born on Oct. 26, 1939, in Kansas City, Mo. His father, Herman, was an electrician, and his mother, Vivalore (Johnston) Laird, oversaw the home.

Marvin Laird, a prolific Broadway, film and TV composer, conductor and musical director who lent his talents to projects featuring such stars as Bernadette Peters, Joel Grey, Diana Ross, Cass ...

Marvin Laird, the award-winning Broadway and film composer who also conducted concerts for big stars like Diana Ross and Bernadette Peters, died Monday in Connecticut from natural causes. He was 85.

Marvin Laird, who composed music for Broadway and the big screen and served as Bernadette Peters’ musical director for many years, has died. He was 85. Laird died Monday of natural causes in ...

Marvin Laird, who composed music for Broadway and the big screen and served as Bernadette Peters’ musical director for many years, has died. He was 85. Laird died Monday of natural causes in ...

Marvin Laird, a prolific Broadway, ... Goldie Hawn, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli and Robert DeNiro, died Monday, December 2, of natural causes in Redding, Conn., where he resided. He was 85. ...

Marvin Laird, a conductor for Broadway musicals and for performers such as Bernadette Peters who also composed the music for "Ruthless!," the campy, award-winning off-Broadway show about a girl ...

Marvin Laird, the award-winning Broadway and film composer who also conducted concerts for big stars like Diana Ross and Bernadette Peters, died Monday in Connecticut from natural causes. He was 85.